The General of the Dead Army is a moving and timely meditation on war and its consequences by the winner of the inaugural Man Booker International Prize, available again in paperback. Twenty years after World War II, an Italian general--armed with maps, measurements, and dental records--is sent to Albania to recover the remains of his country's fallen soldiers. A quarrelsome priest joins him, and in rain and sleet they dig up the Albanian countryside--once a battlefield, now a graveyard--checking teeth and dog tags, ...
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The General of the Dead Army is a moving and timely meditation on war and its consequences by the winner of the inaugural Man Booker International Prize, available again in paperback. Twenty years after World War II, an Italian general--armed with maps, measurements, and dental records--is sent to Albania to recover the remains of his country's fallen soldiers. A quarrelsome priest joins him, and in rain and sleet they dig up the Albanian countryside--once a battlefield, now a graveyard--checking teeth and dog tags, assembling a dead army in pine-box uniforms. In addition to the brutal weather, they also battle the hostility of the Albanians working for them. This may be an errand of mercy for the general, but the chance to humiliate their one-time conquerors offers the Albanians a welcome vengeance. Fighting the hopelessness of his undertaking, the general finds his movements shadowed by a German general on the same gruesome mission for his own country. In a terrible crescendo at a wedding, the Italian general must answer for the crimes of his country and all countries that have invaded this land of eagles, seeking to destroy its people. Enthralling and poignant, The General of the Dead Army is an elegy for the young people of every country who are sent abroad to die in battle. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction--novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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New. 2009. Paperback. Twenty years after the end of the Second World War, an Italian general is despatched to Albania to recover his country's dead. Once there he meets a German general who is engaged upon an identical mission, and their conversations brings out into the open the extent of their horror and guilt, newly exacerbated by their present task. Translator(s): Coltman, Derek. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 196......We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Good. Some outer edges have minor scuffs. Cover has light scratches. Reading content is in very good condition. Despatched within 24 hours. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 256 p.
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Fair. There is handwriting and/or underling and or highlighting throughout the book Corners are bent. There are tears on paperback. Cover has some rubbing and edgewear. Access codes, CD's, slipcovers and other accessories may not be included.
